IGS Podcast The Irish Gerontological Society

The first episode of the Irish Gerontological Society (IGS) Podcast! Prof Rose Galvin (IGS Vice President) talks to Edel McDaid (HSCP Rep) about the IGS Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) and more specifically gives her advice on preparing an abstract for submission. The ASM will be November 3rd & 4th in Slieve Russel Hotel, Co. Cavan and details about the event and the abstract submission window can be found on www.irishgerontology.com 

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This episode features a recording from a recent IGS public lecture on "Life After Retirement" by Professor Eamon O'Shea. 

In this episode, Edel McDaid (IGS HSCP Rep) talks to Dr. Ronan Collins, Consultant Geriatrician in Tallaght University Hospital and Clinical Lead for the Irish National Stroke Programme. They discuss the Irish National Audit of Stroke (INAS) and the recent report released May 2022 as well as updates from the National Stroke Strategy.

Link to INAS Report 2021: https://www.noca.ie/documents/inas-organisational-audit-report-2021 

Link to National Stroke Strategy: https://iicms.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/stroke-strategy-2020-2025-Final-for-Consultation-Nov-2020.pdf 

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In this episode, Edel talks to Damian McGrath, James O' Hagan & Aoife Dillon about ageing as a member of the LGBT+ community and the importance of providing inclusive healthcare for older people in Ireland. 

Information about the services & resources available from LGBT Ireland including the Champions training programme run by James (that Aoife & Damian have both done!) is available at www.lgbt.ie 

The Invisible Threads podcast hosted by James (with a guest appearance by Damian in episode 8) is available here https://open.spotify.com/show/23eFeezLub8yp3rYwKO56O?si=655a691ee019425e 

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In this episode, Edel McDaid (IGS HSCP Rep) talks to Professor Rose Anne Kenny, Professor Medical Gerontology Trinity College and St James Hospital, Director MISA, founding PI TILDA Irish longitudinal study on Ageing and of course the President of the IGS. Rose Anne discusses her passion for gerontology, research on ageing and her recent book "Age Proof". 

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To mark World Alzheimer’s Day, in this episode, Edel McDaid (IGS HSCP Rep) talks to Kate Brennan, Fiona Foley and Mairead Bracken-Scally from the National Dementia Office.

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Links to resources discussed in the podcast:


Dementia: Understand Together https://www.understandtogether.ie/
Dementia Pathways website: https://dementiapathways.ie/
National Dementia Office Education and Resource Programmes: http://dementiapathways.ie/permacache/fdd/cf3/354/66ab8fb0598a61c093695382f68dcfbc.pdf
Second Irish National Audit of Dementia in acute hospitals (INAD-2) report: https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/publications/irish-national-audit-of-dementia-care-in-acute-hospitals.pdf
National Clinical Guideline No. 21 (Appropriate prescribing of psychotropic medication for non-cognitive symptoms in people with dementia): https://healthservice.hse.ie/filelibrary/onmsd/appropriate-prescribing-of-psychotropic-medication-for-non-cognitive-symptoms-in-people-with-dementia.pdf
Guidance document on non-pharmacological interventions for non-cognitive symptoms of dementia: https://healthservice.hse.ie/filelibrary/non-cognitive-symptoms-of-dementia-guidance-document.pdf